1095 Steel Flat Stock for Knife Making-Annealed High Carbon Steel,Flat Steel Bars,12x1.5x0.12,4 Pack

These were nice and flat with accurate dimensions. They were wrapped in oil paper and were also oiled with a smooth clean finish. Pretty good for flat stock.

My son and his uncle have a hobby of knife making with a home made forge. They stated that this was hard steel that was able to be worked into a knife.

Very good quality and quick delivery!

I like how easy it is to manipulate. Very good material for making a knife. Easy to fold and made a great knife.

High carbon steel worked great for stock removal knife making

Probably not the cheapest way to buy 1095 stock, but if you dont have a metal supply store near you, this is a convenient form factor for a knife blank or two. Cold rolled and partially annealed, this arrived at about 310 Vickers. For a stock removal forming process, thats fine-- it doesnt skate a file. There was a bit of a bow, which isnt uncommon with partial annealing of cold rolled, but might frustrate a beginner who got the most warped piece they ship and cant easily flatten it. But it was well packed in anti-corrosive and I measured it at 0.10.

My son has his own forge and makes knives, so he was super happy to receive this from me. The size of them is perfect for his needs and he said they worked great in the forge.

well the steel was blemish free, flat straight and rust free.. nice if your getting into blacksmithing! I would have no worries about ordering this item ! can I prove the material is what it claims to be ...no can I make a blade out of it and find joy in the journey.. Yes !

I’m a woodworker, leather worker and DIYer, and I’ve made knifes before with finished knife blanks where I stabilized and shaped some nice exotic hardwoods for the handles. The knifes came out good and I could customize the handle shape to my hand. I’ve read some knife making books and watched videos and it seems like you can go full on with making a knife from a wide assortment of steel components that require a forge and a lot of additional equipment or you can take smaller steps along the way. This 1095 steel provides me with those smaller steps without investing in a lot of equipment right away. I’m planning on using an angle grinder to cut out a basic chef knife shape and then using my various sanding machines to de-burr and put an edge on the blade edge. I’ll harden the edge with a torch and oil quench it (please read up on this procedure). If there are any small leftover steel pieces, I’ll try to make spokeshave blades out of them. Remember that since this is high carbon steel, you need to clean and dry your knifes after use or they’ll rust. The 1095 steel arrived in a manilla envelope. Inside the 4 1095 steel plates were wrapped in protective paper. The blanks were all coated with a little oil to prevent rusting. The blanks were clean and I couldn’t see any visible issues. I did notice that some of the bars have a very slight warp in them, probably 1/16” (see photo). For those few pieces, I’ll try to straighten them with the vise trick. I have attached photos of the measurements and they are ~1.502” wide by ~12” long and ~0.121” thick. This is the perfect next step for me in knife making, no forge or anvil required. Plus, depending on the knife I make, I can also make a sheath for it.

Decent price. Arrived with some tarnish on one bar. Two of the bars arrived with significant and visible warping. I am doing stock removal knives, so the warping is a big issue. I will have to try to correct the warping with heat treating.